Folding box.



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APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1902.

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'No. 723,830. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903.

L. L. GLAXTON.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 17, 1902.

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LOUIS L. CLAXTON, OF PATERSON, JERSEY.

FOLDING BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,830, dated March31, 1903.

' Application filed May 17, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I,LoUIs L. CLAXTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paterson, in the countyof Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented a new and useful Folding Box, of which the followingis aspecification.

This invention relates generally to paper boxes, and more particularlyto a knockdow'n or folding box, the object of the invention being toprovide a box of this kind which can be folded into a neat and compactform for shipment or storage and one which can be quickly and easily setup into a box form when desired and one in which the parts willinterlock when set up into box form, thereby providing a thoroughlyserviceable article.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the box that greateconomy in cutting r are within the general scope of the invention.

the blank is obtained, and a still further ob ject is to provide aconstruction of knockdown or folding box in whichvarious forms oflocking means may be employed, all of which With these various objectsinview the invention consists in the novel features of construction andcombination andarrangement,

' all of which will be fully described hereinaf-' ter and pointed out inthe claims.

In. the drawings forming part of this specification; Figure 1 is aperspective view of a knockdown box constructed in accordance with myinvention, said box being folded for shipment or storage. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing the box set up. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowing the position theparts' assume when the box is half-folded. Fig;4 is a plan view of the blank, the end laps be ing of the same length.Fig. 5'rs a plan view of one end of a blank, theend laps being ofunequal length, one end lap being adapted to extend entirely across theend of the box. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the mannerof connecting theend laps by .means of a gummed tape. Fig. 7 tea detailperspective view showing one end lap connected to the opposing end lap.Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view showing one end lap extendingentirely across. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, the end being setup and held in place by means of the divided piece carried 8.5.1110,107,849. (No model.)

by the sides. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view showing the end lapsconnected by means of the gummed tape, the end being turned down for thepurposeof more clearly illustrating the openings at the juncture of theside and end flaps.

In constructing a box in accordance with my invention I employ a blankwhich is cut in substantially the form indicated in Fig; 4 and isscoredalong the lines 1, 2, 3, and 4, the lines 1, 2, and 3 beingparallel to each other and the lines-.4 being parallel to each other andat right angles to thelines 1, 2, and 3, thereby subdividing the blankinto the bottom A, sides B, cover (J, ends D, and end lap 6 E-and alsoproviding the cover 0 with flaps O. A longitudinal score 5' isproduced'ce'm trally of the bottom A, said score-mark ex- ..tending alsothrough the ends D, and at the juncture of. the end and bottom isproduced a transverse slit' F, which slit is in alinement with thescore-line 4, and the bottom isalso I provided with transverse slits F,parallel to the slits F, and connecting the slits F and F is thelongitudinal slit F said slit F being in alinement with the score-mark5. These slits F, F,and F facilitate the fold ing and unfolding'of thebox, as hereinafter explained. The ends and end laps are 'sepl aratedby. means of slits G, and in practice, I prefer to make this slitangular, as indicated at G, in order to provide the ends with lateralprojections or extensions H, which lateral projections or extensions areadapted to'engage the openings 1, produced in the sides adjacent totheir edges and along the score-mark 4, so that the said openings 'orapertures will be at the angle or corner of thebox. t

In Figs. 8 and!) I have shown small pieces of pasteboard K, secured'uponthe inner face o the sides B,adjacent to theirends,and against which theend D is held by the end'lap-E,Ias most clearly shown. In Fig; 9 it willbe noticed that the end D is made higher than the end lap and theprojecting portion turnedinwardly, as shown. r

In Figs. 1,2, 3, 4, and 10 the end lapsEare of the same length and areconnected by means of a gummed tapeM. ion

sition -In Fig. 7 the end laps are of substantially the same length; buttheir meeting ends ove r lap and are secured together.

In Figs. 5, 8, and 9 the end laps are of unequal length, one lap beingof a length snffi cient to extend entirely across the end of the box,and this longer end lap is scored at E to facilitate the folding of thebox.

In constructing the box the blank is first formed and the ends of theend laps united. The box is thenready for use. In Fig. 1 I have shownthe box folded for shipment or storage, and it will be noted that it canbe folded into a very small and neat package.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the box set up, and it will be observed that thelaterally-projecting extensions carried by the ends enter into theopenings or apertures produced in the sides, thereby interlocking theends and sides and holding the said ends in an upright po- The cover canthen be tnrnetldown and the box completed. The longitudinal andtransverse slits produced in the bottom greatly facilitate the foldingand unfolding operations of the box. In Figs. 8 and 9 the lateralprojections and side openings are dispensed with and small pieces ofpasteboard K serve to hold the ends in their uprightpositions.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple constructionof folding box and one which can be quickly and easily folded orunfolded, as desired.

It will be understood that I may construct the box with or without thecover or lid, as desired, and, furthermore, the means for retaining orsupporting the ends in an upright position may be entirely dispensedwith.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A knockdown or fold'ingbox comprising in one piece, a bottom,sides,ends and end laps, the bottom and ends being scored, and aplurality of longitudinal" slits, and a plurality of transverse slits,each longitudinal slit connecting two of the transverse slits midwaytheir ends, said slits being adapted to facilitate the folding of thebox.

2.v A knockdown or folding box com prising the bottom, sides, ends andend laps, the

pieces arranged upon the inner face of the sides adjacent to each endand adapted to bear against the end pieces adjacent their upperedges,theend laps holding the ends against said pieces, as specified.

' LOUIS L. GLAXTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT H. EDMOND, ROBERT D. BUGKLEY.

